Vintage and Retro Fonts

I love adding new fonts to my folder. Needless to say, they are “vintage” style all of them. Normally I save them to an external drive and use them when needed, but sometimes I forget it as I see a list of fonts appearing right in front of my very eyes whenever I use Adobe Photoshop, Essentials or Paint Shop Pro X2.

I also save them on two websites “just in case” but at times they are so beautiful I can’t help to add them directly to my hard drive and keep the folder as clean as possible, right now occupying just 477Mb, which is all a success.

Nevertheless, these that follow I have added them to the hard drive as well, as they look so nice and special.

These are:

Campanille

Fortuna’s Wein

Herald Square

Matchbox

Parisian

Here is how they look:

These fonts are free to download and the page has many more that might be of interest to you.

Here is the link:

44 Splendid Free Fonts for Vintage and Retro Designing

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6th Salon du Vintage, Paris

8th Salon du Vintage à Paris
Photo: Philippe Kerlo
Graphisme: Benjamin Scetbon

Fashion, Furniture, Accessories

Saturday 25 – Sunday 26 2010

Where:

Espace des Blancs Manteaux

48, rue Vieille du Temple

75004 Paris

10am till 7.00pm

Free Entry

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George Brent

I remember when I was little that my mother would give me the names of her favorite actors and I could hear one time and another Gregory Peck, Herbert Marshall… a few others and … George Brent.

After having seen many movies, discovered actors I had no idea of, from different countries as well, belonging to the silent era, talkies, classics, etc., I remember the first time I saw George Brent was in Baby Face (1933) as Courtland Trenholm, the man who finally redeems Barbara Stanwyck  (depending if you switch endings, I believe, as I have not seen the “other ending”) What appealed to me of Brent was at first his attitude, his smiling eyes, his smile per se, very charming. His hair, so well done, but something about him, that I could not forget, as no one can forget the charisma someone shows without noticing. Sweet and charming, George Brent appeared to me as a very special actor, gentleman and with a very beautiful debonair. 

Then, after a few months I started watching old Bette Davis movies with my brother and there I saw again George Brent who completely mesmerized me in Dark Victory (1939), The Great Lie (1941) The Rains Came (1939), In This Our Life (1942), The Painted Veil  (1934),I could add Jezebel, but I saw this movie many years ago and cannot remember very well what happened only that I loved Bette Davis in that movie.

There are so many movies I would love to see featuring George Brent. I am going to watch very soon The Crash (1932) and I hope so many others. In The Crash Brent appears with Ruth Chatterton whom he married and made a few movies together.

George Brent has a peculiar biography if you check his page at imdb. In The Great Lie, he pilots an aeroplane, something that he was used to before he became actor. Needless to say, in those times, I would have loved to live as a journalist and interview so many stars that now are a great part of our nostalgia.

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Vintage Home, Sweet Vintage Home

I love this style so very much. The colors melt so well. It is a beautiful place.

To see the rest, visit: DeMujer

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Spring Sprung

I find this dress absolutely beautiful, with this retro vintage allure, it is so perfect for springtime!

I love the combination of shoes color as well. And with the summer coming up, a light touch of sun tan would look wonderful as well! It is really sweet.

To see the original post and brands, visit: Vintage Polka Dots

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THE KINDERGARTEN OF ETIQUETTE

In using the spoon, he holds it in his right hand like the fork. In eating cereal or dessert, he may be allowed to dip the bowl of the spoon toward him and eat from the end, but in eating soup he must dip his spoon away from him—turning the outer rim of the bowl down as he does so—fill the bowl not more than three-quarters full and sip it, without noise, out of the side (not the end) of the bowl. The reason why the bowl must not be filled full is because it is impossible to lift a brimming spoonful of liquid to his mouth without spilling some, or in the case of porridge without filling his mouth too full. While still very young he may be taught never to leave the spoon in a cup while drinking out of it, but after stirring the cocoa, or whatever it is, to lay the spoon in the saucer.

A very ugly table habit, which seems to be an impulse among all children, is to pile a great quantity of food on a fork and then lick or bite it off piecemeal. This must on no account be permitted. It is perfectly correct, however, to sip a little at a time, of hot liquid from a spoon. In taking any liquid either from a spoon or drinking vessel, no noise must ever be made.

"In Eating Soup The Child Must Dip His Spoon Away From Him—turning The Outer Rim Of The Spoon Down As He Does So...."

 

"In Being Taught To Use Knife And Fork Together, The Child Should At First Cut Only Something Very Easy, Such As A Slice Of Chicken...."

 

"Having Cut Off A Mouthful, He Thrusts The Fork Through It, With Prongs Pointed Downward And Conveys It To His Mouth With His Left Hand. He Must Learn To Cut Off And Eat One Mouthful At A Time.

 

"When No Knife Is Being Used, The Fork Is Held In The Right Hand, Whether Used 'Prongs Down' To Impale The Meat, Or 'Prongs Up' To Lift Vegetables."

 

"Bread Should Always Be Broken Into Small Pieces With The Fingers Before Being Buttered."

 

"When He Has Finished Eating, The Child Should Lay His Knife And Fork Close Together, Side By Side, With Handles Toward The Right Side Of His Plate...."

 

From

ETIQUETTE

IN SOCIETY, IN BUSINESS, IN POLITICS

AND AT HOME

BY EMILY POST, 1922

(MRS. PRICE POST)

Link

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Fledermaus, Berlin (1912)

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Paris Vintage Auction - Chanel

Book now your Thursday 25 and Friday, February 26, 2010!
Drouot has announced the auction houses Millon Cornette de Saint Cyr, assisted firm expertise Chombert & Sternbach, provide an auction of nearly 600 pieces from different special collections at Chanel.
The fashionistas can therefore acquire vintage treasures old and new signed Coco Chanel or Karl Lagerfeld.
Estimated between 50 and 6000 €, you can find clothes lines of ready-to-wear, bags, jewelry and other accessories created between 1920 and 2009.
To enjoy these many parts, you can also go to public exhibition from Tuesday 23 or Friday, February 26 from 11am to 18.

FASHIONROAD.FR

More Info:

DROUOT

iMAGE ©DROUOT

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Vintage Hollywood Flashback: The Golden Globes in the '50s, '60s & '70s!

 

Eddie Fisher, Liz Taylor , Mike Todd

ETONLINE.COM

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PICABOO

Just gave a try to Picaboo, made a card….and it is great.

The software download page, presentation… sounds to me like the same authors of Picasa. What do you think?

 

RAYMOND GRIFFITH

ELEGANCE